Editorial Policy
How Sharecare creates, reviews, and maintains trustworthy health content.
Sharecare strives to give users best-in-class, reliable and up-to-date health information. Our philosophy is that quality health advice is grounded in evidence-based medicine (EBM), the use of the best evidence currently available from scientific research to make healthcare decisions for individuals and populations. Sharecare fact-checks and medically reviews all new content prior to publishing, and continues to perform medical review of published content at two-year intervals, but often more frequently, to ensure accuracy, timeliness and relevance. Performing reviews on this schedule is also consistent with our NCQA Wellness and Health Promotion and Disease Management accreditation standards. The Company is owned by various investors and employees. No shareholder or group of related shareholders owns a controlling interest in the Company.
Fact-checking
Fact-checking is the first line of quality control to ensure that all details are accurate and that Sharecare’s sourcing and evidence requirements are met. Fact-checkers verify all names, dates, spellings, facts, figures and study details, and contact live sources to verify quotes if needed. They also assess that appropriate sources are used and accurately reflected, all relevant details are provided, research or guidelines cited are the best evidence available, claims match the level of evidence available, all necessary context or caveats are included, and all copy is original.
Editorial integrity
Editorial content created by Sharecare staff is not influenced by advertisers or other parties with financial interests. Sharecare policies prevent and prohibit conflicts of interest that would have an impact on editorial content. Our editorial staff is committed to providing objective and unbiased content, rooted in journalistic standards and vetted by experts. Sharecare is committed to making corrections to original content when errors make this necessary. If any factual or clinical errors are found or information is outdated, the content is flagged for revision or retirement, and substantive revisions go through another medical review. Material corrections are noted at the bottom of the page. This corrections policy applies to original content produced by our editorial team, including news, feature articles, slideshows, and quizzes.
Sharecare editorial board
Elizabeth Shepard, Executive Vice President, Content
Mary Elizabeth Dallas, Executive Editor
Jameson Kowalczyk, Content Director, Consumer Solutions.
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Advisory board
Sharecare’s dedicated Advisory Board is comprised of world-class multidisciplinary healthcare experts representing a cross section of academics, major healthcare institutions, professional organizations, healthcare media and private practice. The collective contributions of the Advisory Board inform Sharecare content, products and services to assure accurate, timely, trustworthy and actionable information for our many millions of users, from breaking news to insights on research outcomes and chronic disease.
Medical review
Medical reviewers evaluate the quality of evidence to ensure that all advice is evidence-based and reflects current standards for clinical practice. They assess the quality of source materials as well as the design of individual studies to make sure they are the best sources available. Most importantly, reviewers make sure that complex medical concepts have been accurately translated for consumer consumption and that the writer has interpreted the evidence correctly.
Medical review board
Mark Arredondo, MD · Internal Medicine and Public Health Specialist
Joanne Perron, MD, MPH · Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health and Environmental Medicine
Sanjai Sinha, MD · Internal Medicine
Ann Wendling, MD, MPH · Internal Medicine